The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 4, 1924, Page 9

MONDAY, FEBRU “ JARY 4, 1924, inch iaaa” carved chatr over es Abingdon leopard skin had been minal to solve the mystery thrown, and talking earne some invisible companion, whose conversation seemed wholly to en thrall her, was Phil Abingdon! CHAPTER XXVI The Orchid of Sleep Tatts “My God!’ cried Innes, “hore ts Harley asks Brinn to explain the | proof that the chief was right! meaning Fire-Tongue Brinn dns ded In ailent agreement efuses to divulge the secret. Ormus | Wessex ped Ma. eilens agresmar han, Oriental, is a friend of Phii|On tho table lay the report of Mer Abingdon, daughter of Sir Charles, /ton, the analyst, concerning the While Harley is watching the home |staine unos serviett ch Ha ar Onwan detente is aioe aing upon the serviette which Har the Oriental and imprisoned in the |!ey had sent from tho house of the house late Sir Charles Abingdon. Briefly NOW GO ON WITH THE STONY | it stated that the serviette had been {sprinkled with some easential oll, the At noon the voice again addressed) | + character of which Merton had t | THE ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS & Olive Roberts Barton A BRIGHT, NIGHT RIDDLE “ yout LL, guess thin riddle firaty ‘I have seen you run & scooting, crack out of the box,” naid| Clear across the aky a shooting, the Riddle Lady, But we have haa} 2? brings you home, I'd like to! s many hard ones I thought this) when you go? ] would be nice for a change. This | {en't a summer riddle or a winter rid-| ‘Do Uncle Mara and Auntle Venus] Ale. It's a fair weather riddle, tho, ‘We'll get him home between| for unless it's reasonably fine weath- | ust r you can't seo the thing the riddio| And lead you ‘long the Milky Way, |fs about, Ilsten now everybody, | When it's day?" Nancy and Nick, come up close be-| | side mo where you can hear; “It's a star!’ cried everybody “Well, well, well!’ laughed the |*Twinkle, twinkle, little ght, Riddie Lady, ‘1 should say you did| | High above the world at night, guenn it to the ailver moon, Hut just then a new yolce spoke > tune, up, It wag the Man in the Moon |who had tumbled down nd was “You are just a tiny spark | about to ask his way to Norwich | Ha. « up there in the dark, | “That's a very nice riddle," he de. Like « cinder from the sun, |clared, ‘ut some day when I have When day is done, more time I'll come and tell you all labout stars and why they run off! SEATTLE {men and women, | circulate to the effect that there is much vice in the high| STAR PAGE 9 Cymtlaia Gireys| meres FREE s coo Parents Fear Bad Influence of High School on Young | Daughter—Lack of Proof Cause of Much Misun-| derstanding | In the mail this morning has come a letter from two| people beset with a foolish fear. They are the parents of « little girl who, a few days ago, entered the public high| school. Her father and mother, who permitted her to enter the same pchool as her friends have, are now commencing | lo hear that “high school breeds evil.” The sad, sad part) of it all is, that the persons who make these reports are} people who know not “whereof they speak.’ They have never taken the time nor the trouble to investigate the} stories they spread and add to—they are measly propa- gandists—not, as they believe themselves to be—thinking Boys and girls of high school age are quite naturally ven-| turesome, lively young things, but they not the evil-think- ing, “bad actors” that they are accused of being. Stories | schools—addiction to narcotics, drunkenness, and all man-| into a second room, most elegantly jculiar crystalline formation upon the | pnveiological process I feck nates 4ppointed in Persian fashion. mirtace, You state that this is quite| bean enabled to determine, | unfamiliar to you, which is not at ail : i strange, since outside of the Hima.|, With the one exception wh Jayan districts of Northwest India 1/D8Y® mentioned, during my stay in| ere heearicaek with ttarvastt Nepal and the surrounding districts | Respecting’the character of the ott |! failed to obtain a specimen of this| employed, however, Iam in no doubt, |°fhid. I have twice seen the curt. | land I actually possess a dried speci. ous purple stain upon articles of |men of the flower from which jt is| Clothing worn by natives who had/ Jexpreased. ‘Thin {9 poetically known | ‘ied suddenly and mysteriously. Tha among the Mangars, one of the fight.| MAngars almply say, "He has offend ing tribes of Nepal, as the Bloom or|®! someone. It is tho flower of Orchid of Sleep. {oem | It is found upon tne lower Himala.| I immediately recognized the color yan slopes, and bears a close resem. | of the stains upon the enclosed ser blance to the white odontogioasum of | Viette, and also the curious crystalline commerce, except that the flower {x | formation on thelr much umaiier, Ite perfume attracts Insacts and sometimes «mall animals and reptiles, altho inhalation seems 1/95¢ “Danderine” for Any Girl's Hair Jed. I shall welcome any partic: | respecting the history of the ser | viette, Very truly yours, Warwick Grey. does Wonders | hus urbane manner, “He has ven tured as far as Lower Claybury sta Uon. ‘The visit was unavoidable, Ho | particularly requested that we should | commence luncheon, but hoped to be | back before we should have finished." Phil Abingdon glanced rapidiy from the face of the speaker to that of Ormuz Khan, But her scrutiny lof those unreadable countenances availed her nothing. She was con: scious of a great and gro’ un. | easiness; and Mrs, MoMurd: mis understa: hg the expressio: upon her face, squeezed her arm playfil- © whispered; | "Cheer up, dea “he will be here soon (Continued in Our Next Issue) Probably the wieest solution is to| talk to the child—tell her of some] of youth's pitfalls, and tell her how much you rety upon her strength| of will—tmpresa upon her the ad- |vantages of a good education in| this day of spectalization, and leave} the reat to her. Tho semester is not a0 long, and then, you may be tha judge. jt Let her entertain her friends in| her home—make it a place where the young people love to gather. It may wear your furniture scratch your floors, but it ts Prats such homes that our country’s greatest women have come, and far better scratched furniture than| broken hearts. | disintegrates the film at all stages Protect the Enamel Pepsodent disintegrates the film, then removes it with an agent far softer than enamel. Never use a film combatant which contains harsh grit. Pepsadéni The New-Day Dentifrice Based on modern research. Now advised by leading dentists the world over, becge> , “You play peep-oh with the clouds, | sometimes and everything like that r ! | wg vole Silded screen: | round himself unable to determine, | phat chawe each other by in crowds, | And I'll tell you all about the Milky | 2er of evil—no proof is ever given to substantiate these the- | “Yes? bes its perfume, if it ever Ling tseiey ee |Clutehing with your tiny fingers, | Way, too, for you know it realty|ories. Not so very long ago I heard a juvenile judge say} ppeared the min 1 rs a , iantla “Your Iast opportunity has come. \" avIng Sy ARTO ee ee Hoen oe rane Unge twn't made mall at all But 2 that not more than one-half of one per cent of the juvenile ow nj i0 Stone Tgp “ ay ol able fro must not stay, really must go to} 707° oa aa i - fee ak eae Liesiahhrtg¥ ae of| rendered ordinary testa difficult to|au your sisters, then, and cousina,| Norwich to find out when T can get| Celimquency came from the high schools. It u ould cer: | ine yee oo ati dete ot bai apply, report, how-|Come a crowding out by doxena, back to the Moon, There won't bel tainly seem that this gives the lie to these rumors. othing. Are you sti determined| 200.” occtoged at follows Fish bo bee WHMRAaa foo toresll coiste are ae alee inl Thee ace anol aoe eaten = is new way of teeth peat Fe i a ss | “Mr, Harley, having foreseen these | Jolly fairy don't get back, And it's likely to| naturally imitative, They do ape Cynthia Grey will, receive ce: : “You have yetan hour, Your final | (fticultios, and having apparently run off its track and wreck a thou-| their elders, They talk, and talk,|| ere on Monday, Wednesday and If you only knew what this test of formation. One removes it wim = decision will be demanded of , | Suspected that the oll was of Oriental|*As they wink and blink and|sand little stars,” Jand, in thus tathing, they give out|| Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. and on}| meant you would not delay it out harmful scouring, the end of thac Meme Of FOU At! origin, recommended me, in the note twinkle, Mother Goose spoke up then. * g impreations of themselves, It}| Tuesday and Thureday from 11 |) Jonger, It has brought to millions ‘Testy proved those methods ith end of that Wine. |which he enclosed with the serviette,| all the looks like a sp 1 for that," sho said, “I'll take|{s nearly always the ambition of|| t® 12 8. m. at ber office in The || whiter, cleaner, safer ti new ly effecti A of Faint sounds of withdrawal follow: | ¥ wy 8 g., 1209 Seventh ave. i i amazingly effective. new-type aioe t . |to confer with Dr. Warren Grey. T/Of white sugar on a cake, 1 back on my magic broom Jextreme youth to appear “old,” and|\ Star Bldg. 1209 Seventh ave. | ¢ra in teeth cleaning. tooth paste has been created to ‘aby He began to pace the room ner. |*°24 & copy of « highly interesting | That fairies bake | ‘Better till!’ put in Daddy Gan-| times have not changed much, 1| | ,, Almost at once you see and feel apply them daily. The name is m vo listening for he knew not| etter Which I have received from der, “I'll take you on my magic fanay, in that respect, It ts for| These of whom I write are par-| the results. Bring them to your Pepsodent. Sew what. His mind was filled with v Doctor Grey, whose knowledge of] ‘Is the Moon Man your big brother?| and the Twins can go|the older generation to show their| ents contemplating taking the child) home—now. Leading dentists the world Onin iond Hreeini ge ee noe filled with vague! eastern poison 1s unparalleled, and| Or is Lady Moon your mother | children an example—not of saint-| from high achoot and putting her} . began to advise it. Now careful By pores. cimtayh inp ecieg See een nts whose opinion I attach Immense | Does she keep you in all (To Be Continued) lineas, but of good, wholesome Kv-| 19 board in a private school, where | That viscous film poole of some 50 nations employ Bert, ° 6 st to b tab a uiey? opyright, 1934, & t ’ joung girl most assw get ‘ “e dig ag te mp |And make you play 1 Copyright, 1924, Seattle Star). | ing. Work and play, and santty In| young oirl most assuredly gets] rise viscous film you feel on this new-day method, . | Tt was the contents of this append-| - = <merAe — | connection with both. 1 good many things a young girl) t h i hei: hi A slight metalic sound drew his ‘ Peay fans deaths’ Se thay be tha kt x 1 of Ormus & ° m with bo m | teeth is their chief enemy. Under N doub E. glance in the direction of the gilded |°* ‘etter which had inspired Tnnes'| vee instant death. | Tt may be the atrange spall of Ormus Xhan,| : a eas should have—should know. How-| old methods, much of it clings and lo one can doubt } B. 19 directic iided | remarks, Indeed, {t contained mat-|detected in its natural state the |that long before they had come to ever, the cirowmatances of the fam-| rs pis sereen. A sliding door of thick plate /ter which triumphantly established | presence of hundreds of dead files| Hillside she was hanging upon his|the ladies to alight, for one moment! 1, should be taken into consider-| imag! Soon it becomes discolored, _ No one can doubt that Pepso glass had been closed behind it, fill LIP ‘ t tA then forms dingy coats. Then dent means a new era in teeth 4 Dehind it, fill-| pau) Harley's theory that Sir Charles |and insects upon the ground sur: jevery word in a way which was al-| Phil ton hesitated, altho ahe| ation ly teeth 1 for ing the space between the metal work | Abingdon had not died from natural |Tounding the plant. It ix especially | mont pathetic to watch Knew that tt was already too Iate to] "7" dm tater years, the girl muat| Peary teeth look cloudy. cleaning. The results are quick and the and the curtain. Then—the light In/causes, ‘Tho letter was as follows: al to nocturnal insects, its perfume| When at last the car was drawn | do so ney were received by Mr.| mane ppg pede gene ta ‘orld Film also holds food substance #Pparent. 0 to the brass lantern became extin-| . na = Esler Btraet \being stronger at night |up before the porch of Hillside, and| Rama Dass, his exceliency's courte. Doped Gamacolan ede nai in| which ferments and forms acid. It _It does more than fight film. It guished. London, W. 1. | Preparation of the oll fs an art pe. |Ormuz Khan, atepping out, arsiated |ous secretary, whom she bad already | ho be dest fitted for this by oss0-| holds the acid in contact with the gives multiplied power to the toath Standing rigidly, fists clenched, |afy Dear Merton: | cullar to members of an obscure sect _—_—— | met, and whom Ormuz Khan present: | ciation with pirla only, in these, the gay rape t Germs breed poorereee agents of the mouth. Paul Harley watched the curtain.) 1 am indebted to You and to Mr./ established in that district, by whom jed to Mra, MeMurdoch. Almost 1M-| most {mpressionable years of her| oF Whig chlef oat They, with tartar, To that factor in saliva which And as he watched, slowly it was|Hariey for an opportunity of exam joyed for the re mediately Hfe? Will ahe not cherish a little) are the chief cause of pyorrhea. Cisents starch Aeposits on tone Grawn aside, Hoe found himself | ining the serviette, which I return| moval of enemies "You have missed Mr, Harley by| resentment {f she (1 snatched away Labi god fe av flee pr laconpgpeesran pent ted acids looking into @ long room which ap-/herowith. I agree that the oll dées| An articie is aprinkled with ft, and only a few minutes,” sald Rama Dass.| now, after having commenced| troubles under old ways of teeth Tes od Deared to be practically unfurnished. | not reapond to ordinary teats, nor 18| whist the perfume, which is report “What!” exclaimed Phil, her eyes|#chool, and entered the inevitadle| cleaning. 2 bey tee show what these The floor was spread with rugs and |any smell perceptible. But you haye| 4 to resemble that of cloves, remalr opening very widely |Hittle “set”? Won't she feel that} combined results mean to you and at the farther end folding doors had | noticed in yo@r microscopic examina- | Sercentibie, to inhale it results in im “Oh, there is no occaasion for! her parents have lost confidence in Modern science has found two 70Urs perceptibi nha : Deen opened, so that he could see|tion of the stains that there is a pe |Pergenuble, to inhale it re what |A Gleamy Mass of Hair! aiarm,” explained the secretary in| her? ways to effectively fight film. One Pp ’ Send the coupon for a 10- Tube. Note how clean the t feel after using. Mark the absence of the viscous film. See how teeth become whiter as the film-coats disappear. You will be amazed and de- lighted. For the sake of all in your home, cut out coupon now, iach Tube Free 1493 Chicago, TL. Mail 10- ay Tube of Pepsotent to ‘one tube tom family, Child’s tongue shows “Sir Charles Abingdon was poison. nd if bi petting od," anid Weasex in a hushed voice for me ate “For the girl's sake I hate the idea, e."* but we shall have to get an exhuma- | , tion order.” er “It is impossible,” returned Innes, shortly, “He was cremated.” , | - ‘Wearing a very gloomy expreaaion, the detective inspector proceeded on pared and strung on a pole make a satisfactory apartment house for a Used singly, they always be placed in shaded places, a tho metal becomes hot in the sun. | | The can in figure 8 is mounted on a | colony of martins. Caxe OF Ouschold | post. |are equally well adapted to bluebirds In the Southern states, bird {and wrens. 1I—SUGGESTIONS A perch at the entrance fs unnec-| houses for a long time have been | OUSE birds differ decidedly their requirement jwhich usually excaval (Prepared from information fur- in | essary and may even be an objection, | fashioned from gourds. The entrance nished by Ned Dearborn, assistant For those as it ts frequently used by English | /s in tho side and n drain hole ts pro- homes for | sparrows who sit outside and annoy | | vided in the bottom, as shown In fig- | biologist, U. S. department of agri- foot to New Scotland Yard, and be-| ing informed on his arrival upstairs | that the assistant commissioner was |themselves, the diameter of the en trance and the depth and diameter of the cavity must be in accord with \ur the occupants within. For ventila tion @ row of small holes is some- times bored just below the eaves, ‘e4. A number of gourds thus pre- culture.) GIVE “CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP” Dependable Laxative for Sick Baby or Child — Harmless! Hurry Mother! A teaspoontyl of “California Fig Syrup" now willl the genuine “California Fig Syrup” thoroughly clean the little bowels and in'a few hours you have a well,| "CH has directions for bables and playful child. again. Even {f cross,| Children of all ages printed on bot- Tell your druggist you want only feverish, billous, constipated or full/tle. Mother, you must say “Call- of cold, children love its pleasant/fornia.” Refuse any imitation— taste. > Advertisement, im : and Yourself @ PHILLIPS” MILK OF MAGNESIA SAY “PHILLIPS” to your druggist, or you may not get the original Milk of Magnesia prescribed by physicians for 50 years. Refuse imitations of genuine “Phillips” 25-cent bottles, also larger size, contain directions and uses. expecting him, he entered the office of that great man. The assistant commissioner, who had palpably seen military service, was a big man with very tired eyes, and a quiet, almost apologetic man- ner. “Ah, Detective Inspector,” he sald, as Wessex entered. “I wanted to| see you about this business of Mr, Nicol Brinn,” ‘Yes, sir,” ally.” ‘Now,” the assistant commissioner | turned wearily in his chair, and | glanced up at his subordinate—“your jaccepting the parole of a suspect, | junder the circumstances, was offi-| cially improper, but I am not blam. ing you for a moment. Mr, Nicol Brinn’s well-known reputation justi. fied your behavior.” He laid one large hand firmly upon the table. “Mr. Nicol Brinn’s absence alters the Matter entirely.” Girls! ‘Try this! When combing and dressing your hair, just moisten |your hair brush with a little “Dan derine’’ and brush it through your hair, The effect ts startling! You can do your hair up immediately and it will appear twice as thick and heavy—a mass of gleamy hair, spark- ling with life and ponsessing that in- | |comparable’ softness, freshness and luxuriance. | | _ While beautifying the hatr ‘Dan |derine” ts also toning and stimulat-| ing each single hair to grow thick, long and strong. Hair stops falling out and dandruff disappears. Get a| | bottle of delightful, refreshing ‘Dan. | |derine" at any drug or toilet counter | |and just see how healthy and youth. | ful your hair become: | Avertisement | replied Wessex; “natur- “IT am well ire of {t,” murmured the Inspector. “Altho,” continued the assistant commissioner, “Mr. Brinn's record leads me to believe that he will have some suitable explanation to offer, hin behavior, you will admit, is that of a guilty man.” “It is, wir; it certainty ts."* | “The Press, fortunately, has learn. | ed nothing of this unpleasant busi- | ness, particularly unpleasant because it involves some well-known people. You will see to it, Detective Inspect or, that all publicity {s avoided if} possible, Meanwhile, as a matter of ordinary departmental routine, you will circulate Mr. Brinn’s descrip- tion thru the usual channels, and—" the assistant commissioner raised his eyebrows slightly. | \ CHAPTER XXVIII | At Hillside Phil Abingdon arrived at Hillside | in a state of mind which she found | —— herself unable to uoderniand. tre BE BCCED WITH invitation under protest, saying that PERFECT HEALTH BY INTERNAL BATHING” |: That cough that is baba your rest «+ wasti to throw off the se- #0 that in the morn- cretionsthatareclog- ing) oufeelmoretired ging them. Harmless- than when you went ly, and without any to bed—get rid of it bad after effect stops the violent percept og throat and lung more serious trouble. @ @ For more than fif- spasms and gives the t; thousands irritation a chance ottamilcs havekept Coughs Pig” in? to heal. It has an Dr. King’s New Wepped quickly swith agreeable taste. All covery in the medi- la household druggists. tine closet to break up coughs. It does this naturally, quickly, by stimulating themucous membranes Dr. KING'S newoiscoverr lif Doctor MeMurdoch had been at |home he would certainly havo dis proved, had so utterly fallen under Emma F. de Merritt of 515 Sacramento, Cal. writes to | Hygienic Institute of Mies | Upth et. fet trell New York ire length of potson- in testify that Conetl ition, Stomach Troubles, adaches and all the which they absolutely relieved and by this Nature Treat- I gladty peration o! why it I go certain in ity | reaulte and will give you free of | an interesting little book eon- ts of the expert: | ° = gril to you, the | the °F L. a bree lying 3 FREE ise Plier ola La Gee Vent poston ot went urination er any Kidney A. Tyrrell | Intestinal Ce in that clty, ‘roubles. them from your druggist. Price % Rartell Drug Company or Owl Drug [com re $25 Plates | ct Some birds are eatistiea win at | Lested Recipes most any sort of a lodging. Blue birds and wrens, for example, are con jtent to build in tomato cans, altho! chickadees and nuthatches disdain | $8 Com them, 1 Tiida Cut to |than metal or earthenware. Entrance | | deeply and covered with putty. houses should be gaay to open for| sy Levey ind pea | cleaning. | Att cupfuls eluten flour rete = |] (Use 4 yeast cake if mized YOU HAVE A H W f lps ’ | night) | Pioneer’s Funeral || Mix creo, bing water, mite || BOILER LIKE ot ater or Scheduled Monday || *4salt. When tuke warm, add |/J) THIS _IN YOUR b ss yeast cake dissolved in warm HOME ‘The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Eliz-|| water, egg well beaten, and s abeth Smithers, 63, who died at the gluten flour. Let rise, when li “ ‘\ thelr specific standards. | but never lower than the entran | Figures 2 and 8 illustrate simple bird houses that can be made from |tomato cana, These will be inhabited | by wrens and bluebirds and With Our Regular Wood {s a better bullding material yourself we are not work, using the bes! DR, H. 0. DANFORD, Mgr. SECOND AVE. AND JAMES ST. Come i ‘the same high-cl 2 cupfuls vealed mile materiain obiainabie | Gluten Bread 15-Year Guarantee || Many find it dificult to SO NOW IS THE TIME I] Fetpe face, ‘tnd While Our Prices Are Cut in Half | tholes should be countersunk from | the side to excclude rain. Heads of | nails and screws should be set rather | All family home at Renton, Friday, was | ay ingy beat well, add gl to be held from the Bonney-Watson | lour to make stiff dott eh Our Standard parlors Monday at 2 p. m. 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